Hi, i am doing a research project on Leukemia. Is there any info that you can tell me about how a patient is diagnosed, common symptoms and possible treatments for Leukemia.Another question is if there is anyway to prevent forms of Leukemia? If a person is diagnosed what are their treatment options? Do you reccommend any emotional health, when a family gets bad news and doesn't know how to vent their anger? Thankyou so much, your knowledge would really help me learn more about Leukemia and all that goes with it!

this is a result of CT Scan:Liver mass noted due to metastatic process incidentally in a Chest CT Scan, does the word alone "metastatic process"is guaranteed that a cancer cells has been occured primarily in some part of the body?Mediastinal Lymphadenopathies noted, bilateral thyroid nodules present and to consider that all other presentingg symptoms are signs of cancer? hoarseness of vo(67 yr old Male)

this is a result of CT Scan:Liver mass noted due to metastatic process incidentally in a Chest CT Scan, does the word alone "metastatic process"is guaranteed that a cancer cells has been occured primarily in some part of the body?Mediastinal Lymphadenopathies noted, bilateral thyroid nodules present and to consider that all other presentingg symptoms are signs of cancer? hoarseness of vo(67 yr old Male)

this is a result of CT Scan:Liver mass noted due to metastatic process incidentally in a Chest CT Scan, does the word alone "metastatic process"is guaranteed that a cancer cells has been occured primarily in some part of the body?Mediastinal Lymphadenopathies noted, bilateral thyroid nodules present and to consider that all other presentingg symptoms are signs of cancer? hoarseness of vo(67 yr old Male)

Can hyperplastic gastric polips (several) cause cancer? Already Papillary Thyroid cancer , metastased twice. Raised gastrin levels : > 1000

Dear Doctor, My Mom is a breast cancer patient that has her cancer spread from her breast to neck area and to her brain which she has been treated with a whole head radiation. Additionally, recently she has been infected with shingles on her left face. Her current Oncologist has advise her to proceed with a Cyberknife or gamma knife treatment to her head lesion, but both the Cyberknife and Gamma Knife doctors conclude that by proceeding with the radiation treatment at this stage, we will expose her to risk of lose of vision, motor skill to part of her body and her current quality of life which both doctor recommend to use a chemo or oral medication to treat her brain tumors instead. Additionally both doctor also advice to perform a Head MRI scan every 6 weeks to monitor the activities of the lesion, and in the event the lesion is increasing in sizes rapidly then we should proceed with the radiation treatment. 5% strength only. Methomerate- 2.5mg. 12 tablets. 1 tablet, 2 times a day for 2 days a week. Oral chemo drag. After food. Exp 31-01-2001. 10% Strength only. Tykerb- 2 in the morning and 2 in the evening, at least 1/2-1hr before food. My Questions are- 1)Should we follow the advice of the cyberknife and gammaknife doctor to delay the radiation treatment or should we follow the oncologist advice to treat the brain lesion with radiation now? 2)Should we change her current chemo medication also, as avastin will lead to brain bleeding and she has been on this regime for about 1 year? 3)is it true that since mom has tired so many medication before, avastin at this stage don't benefit a lot as avastin should be use as a first line of defence? 4)What chemo medication will you use to treat her currently especially her brain tumours? Is termodal a good choice for her head? 5)Judging from her Pet CT scan, what is your opinion of her neck area, her ENT doctor said it could be inflammation? 6)Her current oncologist said that she is very reluctant to give her new chomo because the grow of the tumour is very minimum, is that possible? 7) Kindly advice us of our next course of action.

My uncle has just been diagnosed with a brain tumour they have also found a growth on his Kidney measuring 4cm by 4.5cm. He has lost use of his left hand and left leg. His speech is slurred. Is it likely that this is cancer and if so what sort of life expectancy would we be looking at. He is 81.

How high could CEA level go?

my sister has nsc lung cancer, but her copd is too bad to have conventional treatment. Are there any other treatments that she could use that you know of?

my aunt just died from stage 4b uterine cancer. She, and we didn't even know she had cancer. How long did she have it for it to spread to adrenal, lungs, abdomen, and brain?

my 80 year old dad has prostrate cancer. He also had bowel cancer earlier this year and had the bowel cancer cut out. It was a bigger operation than they expected as the cancer was attached to the bladder as well as another area. He is currently had three chemotherapy treatments, with almost no side effects. He has another condition, cellulite odema causing swelling, heat and redness in his left leg. To date it has not been painfull. Last night he got really shivery and panicky and took a while to settlel. This morning he woke up with pain in his left thigh and was throwing up bile. He is also feeling panicky and scared as these are new symptoms. should he go to hospital or wait to get into gp? He has had the swelling of the lower leg at times before the bowel cancer operation. The leg swelling seems to be unrelated to the cancer as far as doctors have said, but no one knows why it is happening and now he has pain in upper leg. He has been checked and cleared for DVT. He also had a stent from his kidney to bladder, which was recently replaced due to passing blood and infection.

maybe it is nothing. My left breast is warm on the outer left side and it is like a warm sticthing feeling. The breast and more to my armpit feels like if there are lots of small round things. The is a cyst also 2cm I know that from a previous scan. Must I be worried?

The nurse called today and said most of my labs were negative, but I was told I have mono clonaligg bands in blood could it be cancer. They said it had something to do with platelets and bone marrow and referred me to a Hematologist. Should I be concerned? Thanks for your time

I have been suffering with skin rashes for the past few years when exposed to the sun. I always have pain, in my legs, arms, and neck I sometimes can't tell if its the joints or the bones. I am always tired and feel lightheaded, and have frequent stiff necks and headaches. I recently tested possitive for ANA but the references were negative. My lymphs were 24%. I found a lump in my groin about a year ago and never got it checked and when i showed the doctor she ordered a catscan and a ldh level. She said it was a lymphnode and it was hard and deep. Can this be a sign of lymphoma? I often get the bed sweats but not on a daily basis, and my sheets and clothing are soaked. I don't check my temp so i'm not sure of fevers. Sometimes i feel my neck is swollen but only on right side and it feels like a stiff neck but when i turn my head it feels like something is there. i am scared and waiting for these results is makin me crazy.

I'm a 25 year old female and had a whole body ct scan including a heart scan. It's a long story why. Will I get radiation cancer from it

I'm a 25 year old female and had a whole body ct scan done including a heart scan it's a ling story why will I get radiation cancer from it

I'm a 25 year old female and had a whole body ct scan done including a heart scan it's a ling story why will I get radiation cancer from it

My 30 year old son told me recently that he has Stage 3 nonseminoma testicular cancer. He is getting surgery and chemotherapy and we are doing everything to help him. The problem is that he was told to get a CT scan about 10 weeks ago and did not do anything until last week. How far did this type of cancer spread in those 10 weeks? Was there significant damage by waiting those 10-11 weeks? How much does this kind of cancer spread in two months?

Hi, I'm a medical student working on a pathology case where, based on 7 pictures, we must come up with a diagnosis. I believe it is infiltrating ductal carcinoma with metastases to lymph nodes and bone, but wanted another opinion from an oncologist. The file with pictures can be found at: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=PQ2V9VBE Thank you!

I'm a 25 year old female and had a whole body ct scan with a heart scan. It's a long story why. Will I get cancer from the radiation I got?

I'm a 25 year old female and had a whole body ct scan with a heart scan. It's a long story why. Will I get cancer from the radiation I got?

My mother had a pint of fluid removed from her lungs. The doctor wants to wait a couple of weeks to do another ct scan, to see how much more fluid is returning. Is this normal? The one part of the test that came back was normal, but the overall test was abnormal. The lung doctor sent her to a surgeon to do a biopsy, but he is the one that wants to wait. he said that it was an invasive proceedure. She is 80 and also was diagnosed with atrial fibliration.

we have a functional adult family member diagnosed bipolar with schitzophrenia. She has told us that she was diagnosed with mylogenic leukemia (forgive spelling). We looked at the American Cancer Society website and it seems that there are two types: acute and chronic. The difference is unclear to us. It also seems that a bone core/marrow sample must be taken to determine either a leukemia diagnosis and/or whether the disease is acute or chronic. Our family member has told us that the diagnosis came only on blood tests (11 vials) that are more sophistocated so no bone sample is needed. We cannot find that on the ACA site. She also claims an oncologist told her she has likely had the condition for 6 years, that she is extremely anemic, and her white blood cell count is highly elevated (no specifics). HIPPA, and she, prevent us from knowing. Any idea if we are talking acute or chronic ML? What would be significant differences in symptoms and treatments? Any help would - help!

I am 60 yrs old , after radical cystectomy, chemo gemcistabine and cisplatin and after that taxol. now positive lymph node in mediastinum and peri-aortic what would you recommend now?

PR 80% strong staining, ER 70% weak to strong staining, Her2 from 2+ to 3+ depending on the tumor area. What treatment options do I have with all three receptors positive? If there are various options, how to choose the right one for me? What additional biochemical or other tests may be needed? I am 53, white, almost menopausal, and had a lumpectomy 2 weeks ago. Pat report shows invasive ductal carcinoma, IIA, all three receptor positive, grade 3, 1/6 nodes with scattered cells < 200, 2.2 cm single tumor.

In October 2009 I was diagnosed with 3 masses on my Pancreas, 2 were just fatty tissues but the third one was diagnosed as being suspicious and required a biopsy as soon as possible. On December 7, 2009 I was scheduled for a EUS procedure however because I did not have a medical coverage they canceled the procedure. From January 2010 until today April 2010 I am experiencing several symptoms; severs Nauseous, lost of appetite, loss of weight, pain in the upper abdomen and the mid section along with pain in the back, diarrheas on 2 occasions, severe headaches on the back of the head, on the left side, I also have episodes of imbalance and thinking and sudent poor vision. At time the pain is so sever in the mid section that I must bent over to ease the pain. I have also experienced muscles spasms on my left leg (thigh) and on my right foot. In 2001 I had breast cancer and part of the breast was removed. My I have your assessments based on my medical status at this time. Sincerely, Jeanine Beaujot 2024 Robbins Ave Philadelphia, PA 19149 215-288-1930

how to treat sarcoma of the jaw?

hi my sister has been diagnosed with anaplastic oligodendroglioma. patients complained of headache 4-5 mnths back and only two weeks ago tmr was detected in MRI n CT. Tmr size was appr 8.5X7X5cm in left temporoparietal lobe. patient is rt handed. she has undergone neurosugery and surgeon says have removed 90-95 % of tmr. She has responded very well to surgery n has no pblm whatsoever in speech or body's motor functions etc. Now they have planned radiotherapy and along with it Temozolamide. So my question is that is their apprach for treatment of this tmr is rt and i want to save my sister and prolong her life at any cost and i can do anything to save her please guide me how should we proceed and improve the prognosis. my sister has got a child 3yrs of age. if u need any reports etc for more clarification i wiil attach later on.

Hello Dr, my little sister has been diagonised with clon cancer and she is in an advance stageshe is receiving erbitux chemo, but she is experiencing these following side effect which are chest pain, difficulty in breathing, itchy skin and weakness and fatigue, please what can we do immediately to help her with this condition, more omportantly what medication can she use immediately to relief her,Doctors are on strike in our country at the moment and we need help immeditely but she can buy the medication in the pharmacy. Thank you in advance for a favorably reply

how long will it take for someone with CIN 2 pre cancer cells to develop cancer on their cervix and what are the symptoms? i sometimes bleed during sex, have very sharp pains once or twice a month that wakes me or makes me fall to the ground and feel light headed, like ive been winded. would that be a symptom of it developing into something more serious or would it just have somethin to do with my PCOS?